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virginia is the latest as national attention has focused on a proposed law. a furor gripped virginia's state legislature in recent days, as republicans pushed to mandate ultra-sound testing, which would be internal for many women seeking abortions. on monday, more than a thousand people-- mostly women-- held a silent protest against the bill outside the state capitol in richmond. and, the proposal quickly drew the attention of national television, including the "daily show." with criticism rising, virginia's republican governor bob mcdonnell-- mentioned as a potential vice presidential nominee-- yesterday announced he'd changed his mind. he issued a statement that read: "mandating an invasive procedure in order to give informed consent is not a proper role for the state." instead, mcdonnell said, the bill should "...explicitly state that no woman in virginia will have to undergo a trans-vaginal ultrasound involuntarily." within hours, virginia's house of delegates did just that passing a version that requires the more traditional external abdominal ultrasound
virginia is the latest as national attention has focused on a proposed law. a furor gripped virginia's state legislature in recent days, as republicans pushed to mandate ultra-sound testing, which would be internal for many women seeking abortions. on monday, more than a thousand people-- mostly women-- held a silent protest against the bill outside the state capitol in richmond. and, the proposal quickly drew the attention of national television, including the "daily show." with...
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, then governor of virginia, an early supporter, strong supporter, and a close personal friend and a man of unchallenged character. and he is running in the united states senate race in virginia this year, and he broke and criticized the administration on it and said that this was a violation of religious freedom. bob casey the senator from pennsylvania who was an early and strong supporter for barack obama against hillary clinton in pennsylvania, he did the same thing. another important state, i mean so it became both philosophical and political. >> you said we step back from the brink. >> yeah. >> does the the question is does this go forward? this issue, or this kind of issue carry forward? >> in some respects. i think a lot of the religious angle will begin to simmer down. i think there will be some people who fight it but most people if you look some of the statements from the catholic organization, some republican senators, their statements were much more, okay, it's a a small step forward where. it doesn't die down and this again it's not the religious angle t is the obama hea
, then governor of virginia, an early supporter, strong supporter, and a close personal friend and a man of unchallenged character. and he is running in the united states senate race in virginia this year, and he broke and criticized the administration on it and said that this was a violation of religious freedom. bob casey the senator from pennsylvania who was an early and strong supporter for barack obama against hillary clinton in pennsylvania, he did the same thing. another important state,...
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he had a home in virginia. senator casey made the argument that he wasn't a resident of pennsylvania anymore and his kids were going to school, paid for by the tax payers of pennsylvania while they lived in virginia. it was a cyber school. all in all, i mean, it was not a good year for santorum. it's like the revolution had simply run away from him. he lost in the vital areas of the states in pennsylvania and virginia and florida and missouri that rublicans are going to have... republican candidate is going to have to win or he's not going to win the electoral votes of those swing states. >> brown: briefly, susan, what about president obama and his advisors, do you sense they're taking rick santorum a little more seriously now. >> taking him a little more seriously because he looks more serious. they continue to think that mitt romney is the stronger general election candidate. the longer rick santorum stays in beating up on mitt romney. that's fine with them. if he ends up being the nominee i think that they t
he had a home in virginia. senator casey made the argument that he wasn't a resident of pennsylvania anymore and his kids were going to school, paid for by the tax payers of pennsylvania while they lived in virginia. it was a cyber school. all in all, i mean, it was not a good year for santorum. it's like the revolution had simply run away from him. he lost in the vital areas of the states in pennsylvania and virginia and florida and missouri that rublicans are going to have... republican...
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in the university of virginia where i did a ph.d. where my parents because they came up in the gate debregs could not get beyond high school and their parents in turn who were very working class couldn't get beyond sixth or seventh grade education. i think that what we see now and what will resonate with people is that politicians talk to them about the fear of losing those aspirations of the great american dream and the possibility that is turning into the great american nightmare. >> brown: angela glover blackwell, do you think the subject is getting enough attention? what encourages or discourages you about what you're hearing now? >> i am so encouraged that we are talking about inequality in america. i'm pleased that we're now talking about poverty. we need to stay on this topic. because? mobility that we have been so proud of is in jeopardy. 47% of daughters who are poor will remain there. 35% of sons. 45% of african american children born into the middle-class will end up poor. 16% of white children. we need to restore this not
in the university of virginia where i did a ph.d. where my parents because they came up in the gate debregs could not get beyond high school and their parents in turn who were very working class couldn't get beyond sixth or seventh grade education. i think that what we see now and what will resonate with people is that politicians talk to them about the fear of losing those aspirations of the great american dream and the possibility that is turning into the great american nightmare. >>...
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. >> ifill: and paul spent last night in virginia, where only he and romney qualified for the ballot. >> we still are winning a lot of delegates, and that's what counts! >> ifill: 419 delegates will be up for grabs next tuesday. to clinch the nomination, the republican party's eventual nominee has to collect 1,144 delegates. so far, no one is even close. as of last night, mitt romney leads with 135. newt gingrich has 32. rick santorum has 19. and texas congressman ron paul has eight. another 126 delegates are not bound to any one candidate, for a closer look at the contests ahead and what's at stake, we're joined by josh putnam, political science professor at north carolina's davidson university. he runs the political blog, "frontloading hq," and those are his delegate estimates. and "newshour" political editor christina bellantoni. christina, after last night, after seeing what romney did in arizona and michigan, is it safe to call him the front-runner again. >> i think so, yeah. particularly when you look at the map. it's very difficult for any of these other candidates to really fo
. >> ifill: and paul spent last night in virginia, where only he and romney qualified for the ballot. >> we still are winning a lot of delegates, and that's what counts! >> ifill: 419 delegates will be up for grabs next tuesday. to clinch the nomination, the republican party's eventual nominee has to collect 1,144 delegates. so far, no one is even close. as of last night, mitt romney leads with 135. newt gingrich has 32. rick santorum has 19. and texas congressman ron paul has...
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. >> reporter: inside natalie tennant's vault in the west virginia capitol... >> it's all handwritten stuff. >> reporter: ...you will find the bane of every secretary of state of every state in the country: paper, lots of old, musty, yellowing paper. >> managing it all is a huge sap on time, money and efficiency since the democrat was elected the secretary of state here three years ago, natalie tennant has been determined to find a better way. >> soon as i came in, i wanted to have an atmosphere where we are open to ideas. >> reporter: and that is how natalie tennant-- the first female student to be selected mascot of the west virginia university mountaineers-- finds herself leading another kind of charge: a controversial-- critics say quixotic-- push to bring us voting to the internet. can you imagine then a day when all of us are voting online one way or another? >> i could imagine the day. i can't tell you when that day is. >> reporter: should it happen? >> i think that folks should have the opportunity. well, i think that you use what we have. i mean, look at what were using now.
. >> reporter: inside natalie tennant's vault in the west virginia capitol... >> it's all handwritten stuff. >> reporter: ...you will find the bane of every secretary of state of every state in the country: paper, lots of old, musty, yellowing paper. >> managing it all is a huge sap on time, money and efficiency since the democrat was elected the secretary of state here three years ago, natalie tennant has been determined to find a better way. >> soon as i came in,...
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appearing at a community college in northern virginia, mr. obama cast the plan as an essential tool to spur growth. >> at a time when our economy is growing and creating jobs at a faster clip, we've got to do everything in our power to keep this recovery on track. >> suarez: and as a responsible plan, to bring down overspending after four straight years of trillion- dollar deficits. >> i'm proposing some difficult cuts that frankly i wouldn't normally make if they weren't absolutely necessary. but they are. and the truth is we're going to have to make tough choices in order to put this country back on a more sustainable fiscal path. >> suarez: in fact, the budget envisions the deficit of $900 billion next year, down $400 billion from this year's projected total. the president said he would reduce the red ink by $4 trillion over ten years. that would mean a deficit of $575 billion in 2018. to get there, the obama budget would let the bush era tax cuts for better off americans expire at the end of this year. and it would impose the so- called b
appearing at a community college in northern virginia, mr. obama cast the plan as an essential tool to spur growth. >> at a time when our economy is growing and creating jobs at a faster clip, we've got to do everything in our power to keep this recovery on track. >> suarez: and as a responsible plan, to bring down overspending after four straight years of trillion- dollar deficits. >> i'm proposing some difficult cuts that frankly i wouldn't normally make if they weren't...
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he's not going to win virginia because he's not on the ballot. if he can't win tennessee that means he wins only georgia. i think we'll discount that as his home state. >> ifill: i saw ron paul being interviewed on cnn he was asked what is the one state you can win. he said i don't worry about that stuff. that is somebody else's job. >> i think he might win maine. they report out on saturday. he's gotten big crowds in maine. it's the kind of slightly quirky state. a caucus state. where a small band of really devoted followers perhaps can make a difference. but of course i don't think ron paul is really running for the nomination. he's running to affect the course of american history. to affect the platform. to make a statement. so for him it seems to me it's easier to see a path for him to stay in this all the way to tampa than it is for the other two challengers. >> i agree entirely but if we're looking for a quirky state that ron paul could win i think it says something about his overall prospects. >> ifill: okay. every week you're sitting in t
he's not going to win virginia because he's not on the ballot. if he can't win tennessee that means he wins only georgia. i think we'll discount that as his home state. >> ifill: i saw ron paul being interviewed on cnn he was asked what is the one state you can win. he said i don't worry about that stuff. that is somebody else's job. >> i think he might win maine. they report out on saturday. he's gotten big crowds in maine. it's the kind of slightly quirky state. a caucus state....
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the president had only to cross the potomac river to falls church, virginia, to find plenty of foreclosures. >> this housing crisis struck right at the heart of what it means to be middle class in america: our homes. >> woodruff: in fact, he said, the crisis remains "massive in size and scope," and he described his latest attempt to attack the problem-- first, by letting homeowners with private mortgages refinance into government-backed loans at record-low interest rates even if they owe more than the home is worth. the administration says the plan could help 3.5 million borrowers and save families about $3,000 a year. it would cost $5 billion to $10 billion, paid for by a fee on big banks. the president also called for a homeowners' bill of rights and a program to rent out foreclosed properties. congress has already balked at the bank tax idea, but mr. obama insisted it's time to try again. >> it is wrongfor anyone to suggest that the only option for struggling, responsible homeowners is to sit and wait for the housing market to hit bottom. >> woodruff: at the capitol, republican house spe
the president had only to cross the potomac river to falls church, virginia, to find plenty of foreclosures. >> this housing crisis struck right at the heart of what it means to be middle class in america: our homes. >> woodruff: in fact, he said, the crisis remains "massive in size and scope," and he described his latest attempt to attack the problem-- first, by letting homeowners with private mortgages refinance into government-backed loans at record-low interest rates...
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they're moving ahead to georgia and virginia. he winner arizona based on early exit polling but michigan was still too close to call. the candidates are still sparring into the polls in michigan, where they are neck and neck, it presents a special challenge for native son mitt romney, here to inside michigan politics he joins us from east lansing. bill, as we look at these latest numbers, the live results coming in from michigan it looks like a very, very tight race still. >> absolutely. the returns i have seen have santa santa slightly ahead, but we don't know for where those returns are coming from. i think this is going to be a nail backbiter deep into the early hours in the morning,, and maybe beyond. >> our numbers, voting, we have about 41 percent, you can, if we can see that again, 41 percent for romney, and 38 percent for santa santa, obviously paul and gingrich running a distance third and fourth, there is much discussion, bill, in the last couple of days of this campaign of crossover voting, based on what we have been l
they're moving ahead to georgia and virginia. he winner arizona based on early exit polling but michigan was still too close to call. the candidates are still sparring into the polls in michigan, where they are neck and neck, it presents a special challenge for native son mitt romney, here to inside michigan politics he joins us from east lansing. bill, as we look at these latest numbers, the live results coming in from michigan it looks like a very, very tight race still. >> absolutely....
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moving ahead to georgia and virginia. the candidates were still sparring the candidates were still sparring as voters went to the polls today in michigan, where the neck-and-neck race presents a special challenge for native son mitt romney. here to handicap the day's contest there is bill ballenger, editor of "inside michigan politics." he joins us from east lansing. when we talked about this a couple of weeks ago, romney still seemed to have an advantage. how did it get this tight? >> mitt romney closed the gap, seemed to be pulling ahead at the end last week. then all of a sudden his momentum was arrested over the weekend. now it's a dead heat. it's a jump ball. anybody could win the race. >> ifill: you say all of a sudden his momentum was arrested. was it arrested because santorum targeted him or because of something that he did that he lost support? >> i don't think he did anything specific to damage himself. yes, there were a few gaffes and missteps that have been replicated in the news media nationally. but i don't
moving ahead to georgia and virginia. the candidates were still sparring the candidates were still sparring as voters went to the polls today in michigan, where the neck-and-neck race presents a special challenge for native son mitt romney. here to handicap the day's contest there is bill ballenger, editor of "inside michigan politics." he joins us from east lansing. when we talked about this a couple of weeks ago, romney still seemed to have an advantage. how did it get this tight?...
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at his northern virginia home recently, we talked about what he calls a shift in the world's center of gravity from the west to the east. how do you define this shift is it a slow rebalancing or is it a true tipping to power in asia, specifically china? >> it means the end of global supremacy by the west. the whole concept of global power, one power dominating the world eventually, is associated with the west. it started with the great explorations, and then the naval competition-- spain, britain, france-- then became a struggle for the control of europe or even eurasia with imperial germany, then naughty germany, then eventually stalinism. that today is no honger attainable because the west has declined in the influence. simultaneously asia has risen. asia is now composed of states that are increasing the dynamic but also competitive so we coff a period of instatistic in the far east. and all over that, furthermore, is complicated by the new reality of what i call global political awakening. that is to say, for the first time in all of human history, the publics of the world, the popu
at his northern virginia home recently, we talked about what he calls a shift in the world's center of gravity from the west to the east. how do you define this shift is it a slow rebalancing or is it a true tipping to power in asia, specifically china? >> it means the end of global supremacy by the west. the whole concept of global power, one power dominating the world eventually, is associated with the west. it started with the great explorations, and then the naval competition-- spain,...
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. >> brown: president obama wasted no time this morning at a fire station in arlington, virginia, touting the best job creation numbers in nine months. in fact, the labor department report exceeded economists' hopes with 243,000 jobs added in january, about 90,000 more than expected. the unemployment rate dropped to 8.3%, the lowest in three years. the rate has been down for fi months in a row. and there were other positives: 50,000 new jobs in manufacturing and 21,000 in construction. but in nevada, republicans campaigning for the president's job said the increases could have been seen a long time ago. >> the policies of this administration have not been helpful. they have, in fact, been harmful. they have slowed down the recovery, made it more difficult. >> obama raises taxes, increases regulation, is anti-american energy, and engages in class warfare. he's sort of the anti-jobs presidency. >> brown: republicans in congress pointed to nearly 13 million people still out of work and nearly 24 million considered under-employed. but at his fire station event, mr. obama warned against repeat
. >> brown: president obama wasted no time this morning at a fire station in arlington, virginia, touting the best job creation numbers in nine months. in fact, the labor department report exceeded economists' hopes with 243,000 jobs added in january, about 90,000 more than expected. the unemployment rate dropped to 8.3%, the lowest in three years. the rate has been down for fi months in a row. and there were other positives: 50,000 new jobs in manufacturing and 21,000 in construction....